# Accident 19820809038279A: Piper PA28235, Springfield, MO, August 9, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1982, 19:10 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Springfield Downt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2227° N, 93.2483° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2227&lon=-93.2483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7904C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7904C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-B4B5 (registry code 42340, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-b4b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,125 total, 665 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82DA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820809038279A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT FAILED TO USE POWER FOR FLARING A HIGH SINK RATE APPROACH TO A PRACTICE SHORT FIELD LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC82DA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA144), Aug 10, 1982: Piper PA-28-235 (N7904C), Springfield, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7904C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890919057789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890919057789I), Sep 19, 1989: Piper PA28235 (N7904C), Manchester, NH. Had difficulty on ILS approach. Radio problem. Engine quit due to fuel starvation. Switched tanks. Restarted engine

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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